Government Data Purchases in Doubt Following Geofence Ruling

The US Supreme Court ruled that the government needs a warrant to access cell-phone users' location data under the Fourth Amendment, raising doubts about whether the government can lawfully purchase such data from brokers. Various federal agencies rely on data brokers for location and other personal data, but this ruling could disrupt those practices due to increased privacy protections.

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